Road Traffic Act 1991

72Appeals to parking adjudicator in relation to decisions under section 71.E+W+S

[F1(1)Where an authority serve notice under subsection (6)(b) of section 71 of this Act that they do not accept that a ground on which representations were made under that section has been established, the person making those representations may, before—

(a)the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of that notice; or

(b)such longer period as a parking adjudicator may allow,

appeal to a parking adjudicator against the authority’s decision.

(2)On an appeal under this section, the parking adjudicator shall consider the representations in question and any additional representations which are made by the appellant on any of the grounds mentioned in section 71(4) of this Act and, if he concludes—

(a)that any of the representations are justified; and

(b)that the relevant authority would have been under the duty imposed by section 71(7) of this Act to refund any sum if they had served notice that they accepted that the ground in question had been established,

he shall direct that authority to make the necessary refund.

(3)It shall be the duty of any authority to whom such a direction is given to comply with it forthwith.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 69-74A repealed (E.W.) (31.3.2008) by Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18), s. 99(1), Sch. 12 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/2053, arts. 1(2), 3(1)(2)(h)(ii) (with arts. 4-8) (as amended (17.3.2008) by S.I. 2008/757, arts. 3, 5); S.I. 2007/3174, art. 2, Sch.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 72 applied (with modifications): (20.5.1996) by S.I. 1996/1171, art. 4, Sch. 1; (3.2.1997) by S.I. 1996/2650, art. 4, Sch. 2

S. 72 applied (with modifications): (3.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/56, art. 5, Sch. 3; (29.9.1997) by S.I. 1997/2078, art. 5, Sch. 3; (27.10.1997) by S.I. 1997/2304, art. 5, Sch. 1

S. 72 applied (with modifications) (5.10.1998) by S.I. 1998/1539, art. 4, Sch. 2 paras. 2-5(as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 21(3) (with sch. 1))

S. 72 applied (with modifications) (19.1.1999) by S.I. 1998/3207, art. 4, Sch. 1

S. 72 applied (with modifications): (5.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/131, art. 5, Sch. 2; (5.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/768, art. 5, Sch. 1; (10.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1112, art. 5, Sch. 1; (4.10.1999) by S.S.I. 1999/59, art. 4, Sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 20(3) (with sch. 1)); (3.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3313, art. 5, Sch. 1; (4.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3314, art. 5, Sch. 1; (10.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3401, art. 5, Sch. 1; (10.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3402, art. 5, Sch. 1; (10.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3403, art. 5, Sch. 1; (10.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3404, art. 5, Sch. 1; (10.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3405, art. 5, Sch. 1

S. 72 applied (with modifications): (1.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/8, art. 5, Sch. 2; (1.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/699, art. 5, Sch. 1; (3.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/722, art. 5, Sch. 1; (10.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/791, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.9.2000) by S.I. 2000/2120, art. 5, Sch. 1; (4.9.2000) by S.I. 2000/2169, art. 5, Sch. 1; (2.10.2000) by S.I. 2000/2430, art. 5, Sch. 1; (8.10.2000) by S.I. 2000/2534, art. 5, Sch. 1; (30.10.2000) by s.I. 2000/1719, art. 5, Sch. 1; (13.11.2000) by S.I. 2000/2871, art. 5, Sch. 3; (15.1.2001) by S.I. 2000/3317, art. 5, Sch. 1

S. 72 applied (with modifications): (23.1.2001) by S.I. 2001/1, art. 5, Sch. 1; (19.2.2001) by S.I. 2001/180, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/787, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/849, art. 5, Sch. 1; (2.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/894, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/1427, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/1789, art. 5, Sch. 1; (2.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/1855, art. 5, Sch. 1; (2.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/1856, art. 5, Sch. 1; (16.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/2272, art. 5, Sch. 1; (3.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/2818, art. 5, Sch. 1; (3.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/2819, art. 5, Sch. 1; (3.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/2883, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.10.2001) by S.I. 2001/3058, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.10.2001) by S.I. 2001/3059, art. 5, Sch. 1; (5.11.2001) by S.I. 2001/3397, art. 5, Sch. 1; (26.11.2001) by S.I. 2001/3565, art. 5, Sch. 1

S. 72 applied (with modifications): (4.2.2002) by S.I. 2002/37, art. 5, Sch. 1; (25.2.2002) by S.I. 2002/126, art. 5, Sch. 1; (4.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/276, art. 5, Sch. 1; (25.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/421, art. 5, Sch. 1; (2.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/422, art. 5, Sch. 1; (5.6.2002) by S.I. 2002/1351, art. 5, Sch. 1; (5.6.2002) by S.I. 2002/1352, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/1353, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/1484, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/1485, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/1486, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/1504, art. 5, Sch. 1; (15.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/1621, art. 5, Sch. 1; (S.) (1.10.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/398, art. 4, Sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 19(3) (with sch. 1)); (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2012, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2183, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2184, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2185, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2186, art. 5, Sch. 1; (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2187, art. 5, Sch. 1; (14.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2188, art. 5, Sch. 1; (25.11.2002) by S.I. 2002/2705, art. 5, Sch. 1; (20.1.2003) by S.I. 2002/2520, art. 5, Sch. 1; (3.2.2003) by S.I. 2002/3265, art. 6, Sch. 1; (3.2.2003) by S.I. 2002/3266, art. 5, Sch. 1

C4Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (3.3.2003) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Aberdeen City Council) Designation Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/70), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 18(3) (with sch. 1))

C22Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2004) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Dundee City Council) Designation Order 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/87), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 17(3) (with sch. 1))

C41Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (7.2.2005) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (South Lanarkshire Council) Designation Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/11), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 16(3) (with sch. 1))

C103Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (19.4.2010) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Renfrewshire Council) Designation Order 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/96), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 15(3) (with sch. 1))

C104Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (1.7.2012) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (East Ayrshire Council) Designation Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/137), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 14(3) (with sch. 1))

C105Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (1.7.2012) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (South Ayrshire Council) Designation Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/140), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 13(3) (with sch. 1))

C106Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (2.4.2013) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (East Renfrewshire Council) Designation Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/67), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 12(3) (with sch. 1))

C107Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (29.4.2013) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Fife Council) Designation Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/93), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 11(3) (with sch. 1))

C108Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (5.12.2013) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (East Dunbartonshire Council) Designation Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/311), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 10(3) (with sch. 1))

C109Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (12.5.2014) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Argyll and Bute Council) Designation Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/84), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 9(3) (with sch. 1))

C110Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (6.10.2014) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Inverclyde Council) Designation Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/169), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 8(3) (with sch. 1))

C111Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (3.10.2016) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Highland Council) Designation Order 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/245), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 7(3) (with sch. 1))

C112Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (23.1.2017) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (East Lothian Council) Designation Order 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/407), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 6(3) (with sch. 1))

C113Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (3.5.2017) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Angus Council) Designation Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/79), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 5(3) (with sch. 1))

C114Ss. 69-74 applied (with modifications) (S.) (3.5.2017) by The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Stirling Council) Designation Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/82), arts. 1, 4, sch. 2 (as amended (1.4.2020) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/95), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 4(3) (with sch. 1))